Naww, outboards are made to go wide open for long periods of time. Unlike a human, which will wear out, motors have no feelings, so as long as he kept the oil ratio correct, and it pumped water correct, you should have no trouble. Now, if you are fishing 9.9 lakes it is doubtful that you need a full 17 feet. Even if you don't want to build something, and you want to keep the consoles, you could probably find a 1980s 14 or 15 foot aluminum bass boat. Pull the 50 or 60 (common size for that size boat of that era) and put a 9.9 (or a 15 with a 9.9 hood - they have the same powerhead in most manufactures, so it is little things, like carb jets, and injection ports that are the difference. so the hoods are the same)Jim said:I like it, But you are right it is going to be dog slow. My boat is a foot smaller and has a 25hp 4 stroke. I turtle along at like 18-20 mph. that boat will be even slower, which also means that previous owner probably ran it at Wide open throttle at all times to get it moving. If they did not take care of the motor (going on 6+ years now) the motor could be on its last leg. Its a tough choice.
pbw said:Good thoughts after thinking its nearly more than my car tow (max 3000). I may want too much I'd like a boat that would work with electric only lakes and then larger makes maybe I need two boats.
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